Commentary: Jindal Taking Right Approach to Affordable Care Act

By Kevin Kane

07/13/2012

Supporters of the law argue that states should move quickly to create state insurance exchanges in order to ensure a higher level of state control, but this notion is an illusion. The law’s provisions would actually require Louisiana and its citizens to cede decision-making power to the federal government.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Budget, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Louisiana, ObamaCare, patient protection and affordable care act

Implications of SCOTUS Health Care Ruling for Louisiana

By Kevin Kane

07/02/2012

Although the Supreme Court let most of the ACA stand, Louisiana policymakers can still play an important role in the health care reform debate. Most importantly, they should refuse to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls and take a wait-and-see approach to state insurance exchanges.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Health Care, Health Care Reform, ObamaCare, U.S. Supreme Court

Obama Health Care Exchange: Not the Answer for Louisiana

By Kevin Kane

05/15/2012

Last week the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) published a response to our critique of the health insurance exchange proposed by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson in SB744. We have reviewed their arguments in favor of the exchange and find them unpersuasive.

TAGS: Free Market, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Heritage Foundation, Louisiana Legislature, ObamaCare, Taxes

Commentary: Louisiana Announces Online Medical Records Exchange For Health Care Providers

By Jamison Beuerman

11/11/2011

The 2009 Stimulus allocated money for states to improve their information technology systems, with the ideal result being enhanced care, readily available patient information, and up-to-speed communication.

TAGS: Health Care Reform, Hos, Louisiana Health care

Commentary: Ryan Offers Appealing Alternative To ObamaCare

By Jamison Beuerman

10/06/2011

[Ryan's plan] reforms the currently-unsustainable Medicare and Medicaid programs, and targets the inflated costs which have distorted the market beyond recognition.

TAGS: Health Care Reform, ObamaCare, Paul Ryan

Commentary: Kaiser Foundation Finds Insurance Costs Spiking In Wake Of ObamaCare

By Jamison Beuerman

09/30/2011

The specter of even more pronounced rising costs, as evidenced by Kaiser's study, may not only keep the economy stagnant, but exacerbate the already fragile situation.

TAGS: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, ObamaCare

Commentary: Louisiana One Step Closer to Coordinated-Care Networks for Medicaid

By Jamison Beuerman

09/24/2011

Gov. Jindal estimates that transitioning towards coordinated-care will save the state $135 million annually. It would also lead to improved health care quality.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, ObamaCare

Commentary: Kansas Becomes Second State To Reject ObamaCare Implementation Grant

By Jamison Beuerman

08/12/2011

Kansas officials also noted that the Early Innovator grant does nothing to slow the explosive growth of health care and health care costs.

TAGS: Health Care Reform, Medicaid, ObamaCare

Commentary: The Necessity of Confronting Medicare

By Jamison Beuerman

04/12/2011

Medicare spending is growing at annual clip of 7.2 percent, vastly faster than the rest of the economy. Over the next decade, Medicare spending is expected to double, and its unfunded liabilities over the next 75 years are approximately $31 trillion dollars- a number beyond human comprehension.

TAGS: Health Care Reform, Medicare, Obama Care

Commentary: Louisiana Becomes Ninth State To Request Health Care Waiver

By Jamison Beuerman

04/01/2011

"With the addition of Louisiana, nine states have now requested an exemption from this particular exemption... the growing dissatisfaction amongst states means the Obama Administration will face some difficult decisions."

TAGS: Health Care Reform, Health Care Waivers, ObamaCare

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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